What color is #9F3131?

#9F3131 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Haute Couture. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F3131?

The RGB value is 159, 49, 49: 159 red, 49 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F3131?

The complementary color is #319F9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F3131?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F3131 color

#9F3131 rgb(159, 49, 49)

Shades of red

The hex color #9F3131 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 19.2% green and 19.2% blue (159, 49, 49).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 53% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 69% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Haute Couture (#A0252A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#9F3131 color codes

HEX	`#9F3131`
RGB	`rgb(159, 49, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 19.2%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 53%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 69%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 69%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.47, 45.35, 25.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.47, 52.25, 29.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.952, 9.792, 3.955)`
Decimal	`10432817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F3131, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9F3131	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#9F3131 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9F3131 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f3131; }
.text { color: #9f3131; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f3131; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 49 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f3131, #9f6831); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9F3131?: #9F3131 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Haute Couture. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F3131?: The RGB value is 159, 49, 49: 159 red, 49 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F3131?: The complementary color is #319F9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F3131?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.